George Wither

Poems (8)

• A Widow's Hymn

  How near me came the hand of Death, / When at my side he struck my dear, …

• Christmas

  So now is come our joyful’st feast; / Let every man be jolly; …

• I Loved a Lass

  I Loved a lass, a fair one, / As fair as e'er was seen; …

• Sonnet upon a Stolen Kiss

  Now gentle sleep hath closèd up those eyes / Which, waking, kept my boldest thoughts in awe; …

• The Author’s Resolution, in a Sonnet

  From “Fair Virtue” / SHALL I, wasting in despair, …

• The Choice

  Me so oft my fancy drew / Here and there, that I ne'er knew …

• The Lover's Resolution

  Shall I, wasting in despair, / Die because a woman 's fair? …

• “Lord! when those glorious lights I see”

  Hymn and Prayer for the Use of Believers / LORD! when those glorious lights I see …